A number of Museum Park residents made calls to the City of Houston Real Estate department to register their opposition to the abandonment of the 1100 block of Palm between Main and Fannin. Below you will find a copy of the official log of those calls obtained from the Real Estate Department.

Dr. J.S. Stone was a longtime resident of Museum Park and served previously as President of the Midtown Museum District Civic Club, now known as the Museum Park Neighborhood Association. Our condolences go out to Mrs. Stone and his family.

A memorial service celebrating the life of Dr. Stone will be held January 17, 2016 at 2 pm at St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church, 3006 Rosedale, Houston, Texas 77004.

Houston City Council voted unanimously on November 4 to adopt an anti-idling ordinance, which prohibits vehicles with a gross weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds from being allowed to idle for more than five minutes when not in motion.

The ordinance excludes military, law enforcement, and METRO vehicles used for public health and safety purposes, as well as those being actively loaded or unloaded.

Many thanks to City of Houston Sustainability Director Laura Spanjian, Council Member Dwight Boykins, Museum Park Super Neighborhood, Air Alliance Houston and all who helped made this landmark City Council action a reality.

Houston Southeast (formerly Greater Southeast Management District) is the sponsoring team member for the Museum Park Livable Center Study. This in-depth article sums up the goals of the study currently in the design phase by SWA.

MPNA Officers recently approved a letter for residents to use when interacting with developers or contractors working in our neighborhood. Museum Park has been the site of active development recently which has at times inconvenienced those who live here. The attached letter lists a few simple requests and asks that developers and contractors respect the neighborhood and its residents.

If you wish to approach a developer or contractor to discuss issues that impact you and the neighborhood, you may print a copy of this letter to give to the company representative. As a courtesy to President Sean Murphy, please email him at president@museumparkna.org to let him know who you have approached.

It's not too late to make your voice heard as the Houston Bike Plan moves forward. With your help, we will make Houston a safer, healthier, more bike-friendly city. Read below for details on our community events and online activities. Your voice can make a difference!

There are several ways you can participate online:

1. Survey

Take the survey and tell us about your preferences for biking in Houston. Click to take the English or Spanish survey.

2. Mapping Activity

What would make Houston's bike network better? Click here to make a comment on the map.

3. Discussion Forum

Click here to tell us about your vision for biking. Post a comment or "like" other people's comments.

Tell your friends and neighbors to visit HoustonBikePlan.org to participate in the Houston Bike Plan.

The SWA Group, a leading international landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm was selected to create the master plan for the Museum Park Livable Centers Study.

The goal of the study is to address Museum Park challenges that have developed with the success of our area including the need for better transit, bike lanes, parking, sidewalks, sustainable streetscapes, bus management, signage, and complete lack of sense of place.

The study is expected to be underway by summer 2015 and completed by year end.